What is the best way to describe Empires Mod?

Empires Mod is a Half-Life 2 Total Conversion that is best described as an RTS/FPShybrid; a blending of the two genres. Players may take to the front lines on foot, fighting their opponents directly, or command their faction in an RTS-like manner, placing structures and assigning orders to the other players.

What games are similar to Empires Mod?

A similar ancestor mod from Half-Life 1 is Natural Selection. Like Empires Mod, NS has building and a very strategical play style. However, its theme is very different and it lacks vehicles.

Also similar are basically any sci-fi RTS games like Red Alert, Total Annihilation, Warzone 2100, etc. Noticable inspirations can be found in Empires Mod, such as the research tech tree and vehicle customization (Warzone 2100). Also very similar is Battlezone 2, with it's FPS and RTS hybrid.

Why can't I find any aircraft?

Why is the game unstable at times?

We are still actively developing this game. As a result, some issues still exist. The development team is rather small and are doing this all for free, so these things take time. Please be patient and report any issues you may find on the official Forums.

Where can I download some custom maps?

At the moment there is no specific custom map centre for Empires Mod, keep an eye on the mapping section of the Forums, as well as the Maps section here on the wiki. There is also This user created map pack with most of the common custom maps.

Why does my game keep crashing on Linux?

Fedora

Due to issues with Steam, Empires will not run unless there is a 32-bit version of libbsd installed.